Program areas at Brehon Family Services
Healthy families gadsden/leon is a community based, voluntary program designed to prevent child abuse and neglect and other poor childhood outcomes. The program offers families of newborns, who are experiencing stressful life situations, home visiting Services that are delivered by trained Family support workers. 100% of target children enrolled in healthy families gadsden/leon program and primary participants were linked with a medical provider within 6 months of the target child's birth.
Project s.a.f.e. (support and Family eduation) is an in-home visiting program in madison and taylor counties, designed to help at-risk pregnant women and their families, with children through age 17, by providing weekly case management and support. This program helps clients achieve healthy birth outcomes, parenting skills, education and/or job skills, knowledge of available Services, independence, personal goals and Family stabilization. During 2021-2022, Brehon assisted roughly 300 clients with needs including shelter, Family support and education, and child abuse prevention Services.
Brehon house provides security for homeless pregnant women and their infants in the tallahassee area. Additional Services provided include pre and postnatal education, career counseling, assistance in finding permanent housing, individual case management, conflict resolution, infant care training, self esteem building and an opportunity to bond with their newborn in a loving environment.